“Only Love Today” and Comfort Zone
I started reading “Only Love Today” by Rachel Macy Stafford”. It is an absolutely amazing book. So much so, as I was reading it, I found myself repeatedly saying, “Yes!” “I know!” “I do that.”
Rethinking the Easter Bunny
I had realized all this holiday hullaballoo was a ploy to get us to buy stuff and it hurt me to play the part.
Positive Reframe on Risk-Taking
If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.
The Missing Ingredient to Parenting Challenges
If I have any shred of doubt or ambivalence in myself or my decision, my kids will attack incessantly as they are confident with what they want and can sense my weakness.
Getting On The Same Page
It has taken great effort and positive intentions to heal past wounds, un-learn negative conditioning, rewrite narratives, and resolve many, many conflicts.
Children Are Sages
After observing and working with hundreds of children as well as having my own, I have discovered:
Five Steps To A Positive Reframe and Heal Trauma
We are all doing the best we can with the resources we are aware of or have access to.
Earth Day is Every Day…
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
A Glimpse Into One Boy’s Emotional Development
When my son was six years old, I had two teachers suggest that my son was “emotionally immature.” Honestly, these complaints were very hard for me to swallow on many levels, especially since I am passionate about emotional intelligence and helping children cope with emotions. I, as respectfully as possible, accepted and validated their comments because, …
Lessons From My Son
I wrote this poem about my parenting journey with my son which has been published in the book, Poetry of Yoga by HawaH.